Rescue me

Capter 2 - Save yourself

      The two girls were running through the cemetery, hoping that the monster would lose them between those graves. Half an hour had passed by, when they found a tomb and got in to catch their breaths.

"Do you think he lost us?" asked panting Lizzie.

"Even if he did, how long until he finds us again? We need a plan." Hope returned.

"Okay, how about you distract him and I run?"

"How about I hold you while he eats you?"

"Okay, you made your point. What if we just split up and try to make it to the exit? He can't chase us both." Lizzie offered seriously this time.

"Absolutely not. I won't risk-" Hope left the sentence unfinished.

"What?"

"Nothing. It's just safer this way." she explained.

"You're worried I won't make it." realized Lizzie. "I may not be a tribrid like you, Hope, but I manage." she said disturbed.

"That's not-" Hope tried to fix it, "It's not what I meant. I know you're strong. Hell, you came all the way here to rescue me. Lizzie, that's the strongest I've ever seen you."

The tribrid left her speechless for the second time in one day. Their eyes met for something that felt like an eon. Lizzie's blood was boiling inside her, for a second, she forgot about the monster, about the fact that they were trapped in the other girl's subconscious. Hope was the only thing that mattered in that moment. The hologram's words came back violently in the syphon's head. Just admit it, Hope, you like me. Lizzie was the one who broke the contact first, she needed to collect her thoughts, come up with something, and looking at the older girl was the greatest distraction.

"We need to split up." insisted the witch.

"We are not doing that." Hope fought back.

She took a few steps closer to her friend. She gently took Lizzie's hands into hers and looked her in the eyes.

"You are strong, Lizzie. But we are stronger together, okay?"

Lizzie's mind went blank all over again, the only thing she could think about now was how the girl in front of her would taste. Their faces were inches apart and Hope was audaciously looking at the blonde's lips. Lizzie gulped realizing her mouth was completely dry. She bit her lower lip in an attempt to stop herself from doing something stupid but from Hope's reaction, she probably made it worse. Is she going for a kiss? And why am I not opposed to the idea? Lizzie was paralyzed by the tribrid's beauty and she decided not to fight it anymore. She leaned slightly towards Hope's welcoming, half-opened mouth when an inhumanly strong punch in the wall made them both twitch in surprise. In the second hit, rocks started falling from the ceiling.

"Come on, we need to go." Hope claimed and took Lizzie's hand, leading her outside.

When they were both safely out of the tomb, they took a look around. Nobody there. Suddenly, the monster jumped out of a tree and landed on Hope, knocking her out. Lizzie tried to hit him from the back, but in one push, the merman managed to rifled the girl until she hit her back onto the tree.

"Lizzie!" screamed Hope, who was gaining her senses again after that fall.

The merman took the tribrid's neck in his hand pressing her carotid artery so hard, the girl could faint. He's choking her! Think, Lizzie, think. The witch stood up quickly and through a rock on the monster's skull, making him turn his attention to her. Shit.